Final advice on using a motion control assembly

- Motion control is one of the highest,…specialty-type tools you can have.…These type of systems, Rob,…actually have extra control ports.…So people who are doing things like stop motion animation,…this is one of the key tools they use.…- Yeah, and just keep in mind that motion control systems,…like anything else video gear-related, are scalable…and also the price varies considerably--…- Yes.…- Depending on what you're doing.…Now, this one is actually probably one of the more…affordable options out there,…at around fifteen, sixteen hundred bucks,…somewhere in that ballpark.…

But you can get really sophisticated as you start to get…to more, you know, more control on the head.…Some of the systems use computers…so you can set precise key frames…and edit those key frames…and do numerical entry.…So it can get pretty, you know, sort of detailed,…and pretty expensive,…but on a whole, Rich, this just opens a whole new world…for video work, as well as time lapse work.…And as we saw with the turntable here,…potentially even things like product work.…

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11/21/2016

Sometimes you need heavy-duty gear to do the heavy lifting of video production. Equipment like gimbals, tripods, dollies, sliders, and rails can help you get smoother shots with more controlled motion and capture more unusual angles. In this installment of Video Gear, Rich Harrington and Robbie Carman review your options when it comes to support and grip gear. Learn how to stabilize shots; build your own slider; mount cameras with clamps, poles, and micro tripods; add motors for automated motion control; and trigger shots remotely. Plus, learn how to use gimbals and shoulder rigs correctly, and put the gear into practice as Rich and Robbie show how to get some great-looking footage of moving vehicles.